Peasant Woman, in Profile, Facing Left

1621/1624

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

Two women are depicted in full-body view, standing side by side and facing each other. Both women have delicate facial features with high cheekbones and soft expressions, and their hair is styled neatly beneath fabric head coverings. They are wearing long skirts, aprons, and loose-fitted long-sleeve tops, common attire for the depicted time period. The clothing has detailed folds, enhancing the fabric's texture. The women are standing with hands softly clasped in front of them. The background shows a minimalist landscape with sparse details, including figures carrying a load, walking with a stick, and a distant robed figure possibly playing a musical instrument.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 8.8 × 8.7 cm (3 7/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.5.236

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 206, State i/iv

  • Series Title

    Various Figures [Lieure 201-213 & 403-405]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65074951

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